Run Scoring Question

by K
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Had unique situation occur in a 12U girls softball game. Umpire ruled that the run did NOT count, which I believe is correct.

Situation and sequence of events:1 outrunners on 2B and 3Bbatter hits ground ball to shortstopshortstop tags runner running from 2B to 3B for second outrunner from third reaches home plateshortstop throws to first getting the batter/runner for third out on a force

The umpire ruled that run does not count. I believe that is correct based on the language I could find, which was essentially that a run does not score when the batter/runner makes the third out on a force play at first base.

I believe that had the sequence of events been slightly different then the run would have have counted. For example, had the ball been hit to first base and the firstbaseman stepped on first base for the second out and then thrown to the third baseman who tagged the runner from 2B to 3B for the third out, then the run WOULD have counted since the batter/runner being forced out at first was only the second out of the inning.

The key is that the batter/runner made the third out on a force at first base.

Can you confirm and provide examples or citations from the rule book or interpretations?